Who should I contact
to take part in a clinical trial?
There are many clinical trials ongoing in Australia and overseas. Clinical trials can be run by doctors and specialists at medical institutions and cancer centres, or can be run by co-operative groups that bring together a range of researchers, cancer centres, and specialists into a supported network.
The following organisations are currently conducting clinical trials in gastro-intestinal cancer:
- Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit (MRCTU)
- Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG)
- University of Pennsylvania Cancer Centre (UPCC)
- National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP)
- National Medical Health and Research Council (NHMRC)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)
- The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
- Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG)
- National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC)
- North Central Cancer Trials Group (NCCTG)
Please note that the web sites listed above are not maintained by the AGITG.
